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US and Iran, Face-to-Face for the First Time in 30 Years
In Geneva tomorrow, the United States will sit down for direct negotiations with Iran for the first time in three decades. The US, France, Britain, China, Russia and Germany will push for greater transparency on Iran's nuclear program, and threaten sanctions if President Ahmadinejad refuses to cooperate. What can the West hope to achieve at the talks? Will Russia and China agree to stepping up the pressure on Iran? Also, earthquakes and tsunamis strike Samoa, and pitching the Olympics. The Obamas take Chicago's case to Copenhagen. Sara Terry guest hosts.
By Sara Terry • • 1h 0m ListenIn Geneva tomorrow, the United States will sit down for direct negotiations with Iran for the first time in three decades. The US, France, Britain, China, Russia and Germany will push for greater transparency on Iran's nuclear program, and threaten sanctions if President Ahmadinejad refuses to cooperate. What can the West hope to achieve at the talks? Will Russia and China agree to stepping up the pressure on Iran? Also, an update on the earthquakes and tsunami that have devastated Samoa, and the President turns lobbyist. Barack Obama himself will make a last-minute pitch for Chicago to host the 2016 Summer Olympics. Sara Terry guest hosts.
Banner image: Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki speaks during a United Nations Security Council meeting on broader sanctions against Iran on March 24, 2007 at the United Nations in New York. Photo: Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Images
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3 storiesEarthquake and Tsunamis Strike Samoa
At least 99 people reportedly have been killed in a massive tsunami, triggered by a powerful earthquake yesterday near the Samoan islands in the Pacific. Waves 15 to 20 feet high destroyed structures along the coastline of the capital city, Pago Pago. Betty Ah Soon is Public Information Officer for the American Samoa Office of Homeland Security.
Read the story8 minUS and Iran, Face-to-Face for the First Time in 30 Years
A historic meeting will open tomorrow in Geneva, Switzerland, when the permanent members of the UN Security Council – the US, France, Britain, China and Russia -- plus Germany, sit down for talks with Iran about its nuclear program. The meeting marks the first time the United States and Iran have engaged in direct negotiations in thirty years.
Read the story34 minThe First Couple and the 2016 Olympic Games
Michelle Obama is in Copenhagen, Denmark today. On Friday, she'll be joined by her husband, Barack Obama. With just days to go before the International Olympic Committee makes its decision, the presidential pair will be lobbying the IOC for their hometown of Chicago to win out over contenders Rio de Janeiro , Madrid and Tokyo .
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